International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

Get social with us! Stand with fistula patients and become part of the growing movement to eradicate fistula forever.

Take a picture with your tote bag and/or poster, post it on your social media and use the hashtags #EradicatingFistulaForever and #EndFistula

May 23rd is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Many Australians have never heard of an obstetric fistula and with good reason – this condition has been virtually eradicated here. However, as you know, it’s an injury that thousands of women struggle with every day in other parts of the world, like Ethiopia.

Our goal is to raise global awareness about this debilitating and entirely preventable condition.

To do that, we need your help! One of the most powerful ways to raise awareness is through your own network of friends.

This year, the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation has developed a re-usable Fairtrade cotton tote bag and a series of posters to mark International Day to End Obstetric Fistula.

By taking a picture with your tote bag and/or poster and posting these images to your social media – with the hashtags #EradicatingFistulaForever and #EndFistula – you’ll help spread the word in a far more effective way than we ever could!

Dr Catherine Hamlin has dedicated her life to eradicating fistula forever. Together we can stand with fistula patients and help make Catherine’s dream a reality.

End Fistula Tote Bag – $20

Purchase a tote bag, take a picture with it this May and post it to your social media using the hashtags #EradicatingFistulaForever and #EndFistula

All proceeds support the treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula.

#EndFistula and #EradicatingFistulaForever Her Place supports @fistulaethiopia on this International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Eradicating fistula in Ethiopia has been Dr Catherine Hamlin’s dream since she saw her first fistula patient in 1959 & hopes to achieve this by 2030.